Outlook Express 5.0

In this day and age, you don’t have much choice for products like email clients. Microsoft is about it, No one else can compete with them. There are others available however, but in my opinion, Outlook Express is the way forward. Not to be confused with Microsoft Outlook, which is another email client, but is different to Outlook Express. Outlook express 5, is not the latest version available, I think they are on 5.5 now. But with the release of Internet Explorer 6 very soon, I am sure there will be an Outlook Express 6 coming with that, what it is like, I don’t know. I have used Outlook Express for a long time now, and been perfectly happy ...  Read the complete review

A couple of years ago (or a bit longer) when I was at University we had the choice of either Windows98/Pegasus Mail or Unix/Netscape, so I really had to use Netscape. Not being a real big Microsoft fan I wasnt too bothered about using Netscape but their were things but bugged me. So after years of using Netscape I start work and use a Windows 2000 computer and eventually got the web at home using Windows 98. The only mail client available on both these computers was Microsoft Outlook Express so I gave it a try. It was easy to configure my mail account only needing to enter the Incoming/Outcoming servers and the user name and passport. The overall look ...  Read the complete review

Microsoft Outlook Express is my preferred email agent. It’s quick, simple and easy to use, and above all, it’s free. Currently in version 5.5, it comes bundled with Internet Explorer and is installed on most new computers. Armed with the information supplied from your ISP, your mail server details, it is incredibly easy to set up an account. By inputting these details, your account is set up in seconds. Some ISPs even provide the details in a downloadable .inf file, which will automatically configure Outlook Express for you, making it even easier to use. You are not restricted to one account, you can set up as many as you desire, all of which can be ...  Read the complete review

Microft Outlook Express 5.0 has to be one of the mot frustrating programs Microsoft have ever churned out. It seems to me that MS has not tested this utility out thoroughly enough or spent enough time in consumer research and group tests. It also feels like MS have tried to target a whole spectrum of different kinds of users (I know that OE will be used by many if not most people for email) and not thought about the fact that there's only bound to be one or two kinds of different end users. If you have multiple email accounts you'd like to access, look elsewhere - even uninstall it and breath in the recovered space. OE is a real annoyance when trying ...  Read the complete review

Outlook Express 5 is bundled free with the also free IE5. The program loads very quickly, has the ability to manage multiple e-mail accounts. This is handy when there are other family members, all wanting to receive mail. Using the program is a breeze, simply click the send & receive button, and Outlook Express will download all your mail to your computer. The advanced features are where it really shines. It allows message "Rules" for instance, if an e-mail is from a certain person, it can higlight a message, or move it to a different folder. You can use HTML stationery to personalise your e-mail (but this makes them bigger). By ...  Read the complete review